[TAS] NES Arkanoid "warpless" by eien86 in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/...
TAS originally published on 2023-06-11
Arkanoid (1987) strongly resembles the arcade game Breakout (1976). In Arkanoid, the paddle is actually a spaceship, and the bricks are space walls. The goal of the game is to break through the space walls and defeat the villainous Doh in order to escape from the space labyrinth.
eien86 ( tasvideos.org/... ) improves the previous TAS by 15.06 seconds, thanks to better optimisation.
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Watch this run being played back on a real console ( • [TAS Verified] NES Ark... ).

[@AndrevusWhitetail]

God that ending is so ominous. "Good job, you won! GAME OVER"

[@charleschandrablazinger6515]

because DOH attack again in Arkanoid 2

[@breadfiesta]

I keep finding myself watching every TAS of this game even tho I know aurally I'm gonna have a bad time, but the execution of the game is just that impressive

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

You defeated "Doh" with style. Way to go, Vaus!

[@ProjectDevilEye]

So ive been curious about something, after the stage ends it won't move you until after your score has caught up yet enemies continue to move. would any enemies that hit the suspended ball be destroyed or would they just pass through? Odd question but can't help but be curious since you won't see your score not beat a stage clear speed sweep in a non-TAS. Beautiful TAS by the way!

[@BrianM_3rd]

Warpless? Brother, are you telling me there wrong warps in fucking _Breakout?_ lmaooo

[@sikthehedgehog]

One of the possible pills in Arkanoid lets you skip to the next level immediately, yes.

[@Final23]

9:45 You monster! :O

[@eien86]

yes, I confess. I allowed that ball to go lost. Why? easy: to trigger OCD in people.

[@tonyharris5533]

I would've thought that the laser would make it much faster on the levels without the unbreakable gold bricks.

[@InnocentGuillotine]

The rules for this category mean you can't use the laser, from what I can tell.

[@slip6665]

This is testing the TAS

[@interesting_output]

"The era and time of this story is unknown. After the mothership 'Arkanoid' was destroyed, a spacecraft 'Vaus' scrambled away from it. But only to be trapped in space warped by someone..."
This TAS is absolutely nuts. Was this truly done in an automated subenvironment only to be completely replicated on the NES? Insaaaaane.

[@zulisnthere]

10:44 well that was 🗿

[@charleschandrablazinger6515]

That's was DOH

[@perdu6603]

7:16 Level cleared without doing anything :D

[@DavidT250]

This run seems too good to be true I don’t trust it

[@justThisFool]

I love the victory theme its so uplifting and yet ends ominously.

[@prosewolf]

"The re-record (load state, change input, advance state) count of this movie is: 2,529,914,332,046. I'd like to ask for this value be properly represented in the publication."
THANOS: All that for a few drops of blood.

[@jasonvancura2139]

This was my mom's favorite game. She used to play it for hours! Sadly, she passed away last year. I think of her each time I watch this video.

[@Logined85]

So there is a boss in this game.TIL

[@somefries3101]

🗿

[@jones4150]

Not used to seeing only one pill drop. Good job tho 👍

[@Joltzis]

I wanted rewatch the previous video that brute force the solution, and instead found this _improvement._ My jaws dropped again.

[@Pichu-82]

I know this is a TAS, but how is it that only one powerup ever shows up on any given stage, and it's ALWAYS a Divide? Is the NES version the only version that randomizes powerups, or RNG affects it entirely?

[@User-so9qd]

Final boss really said 🗿

[@Jreth]

*YES THIS GAME AND THIS TAS , ROCKS!*

[@Bananamemes07-b8f]

Bro, why are you shaking Vaus. He didn’t do anything wrong 😂

[@huevonesunltd]

It probably takes a billiards scientist to go about optimizing this TAS

[@christianhernandez4430]

Porfin conozco los demás niveles después del 4 😮😮😮

[@Bammer2001]

How is this game so HARD? The ball moves too fast for you to react.

[@JellySword8]

Gameplay this perfect was not meant for us mere mortals

[@hokutoshinken3747]

complimenti anche con 2 o 3 pallini sei un maestro a questo gioco complimenti grande maestro

[@YoloYester94]

🔰🗿

[@PamelaQuintana-o1m]

5

[@mariocursed]

el de abajo se bañi con tenis

[@Koettnylle]

Nice

[@DeatWave52]

9:52 :-

[@eien86]

Yes, we all see it

[@EricGonzalez7457]

How come only one power up shows up, and it's ALWAYS disperse?

[@MarcosRDD]

TAS

[@RADish-official]

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